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Communities Also Named Kilkenny ...

We found four communities that share the name Kilkenny.

Within Manitoba, the name Kilkenny is unique.

Beyond Manitoba, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Huron County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Kilkenny [Huron County].
    • Minnesota
      • Le Sueur County
      • This Kilkenny is located in Le Sueur County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Sueur County community of Kilkenny.
    • New Hampshire
      • Coos County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Kilkenny [Coos County].
    • North Carolina
      • Tyrrell County
      • This Kilkenny is located in Tyrrell County and lies 1,507 miles [2,425.3 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tyrrell County community of Kilkenny.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kilkenny ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Camper
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camper came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camper
  • Deerhorn
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerhorn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhorn
  • Fisher Branch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher Branch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Branch
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher Branch <4>
  • Markland
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markland
  • Otto
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otto came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
  • Pebble Beach
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach
  • Poplarfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarfield came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarfield
  • Sharpewood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpewood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpewood
  • Silver
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
  • Skylake
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skylake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylake

How Far From Kilkenny to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Kilkenny to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kilkenny and extending to:

  • Winnipeg, which is the Provincial Capital of Manitoba, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Kilkenny to Winnipeg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,037 miles [9,715.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,803 miles [10,948.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,768 miles [7,673.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kilkenny. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Manitoba: https://www.gov.mb.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Kilkenny could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kilkenny) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kilkenny. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.0386, Longitude: -97.7889    
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Kilkenny to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.531 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.613 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.609 degrees.




 

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